The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 672 - 509: The Way Forward

On September 13, 1919, the World Alliance publicly announced its intervention in the Russian Civil War, sending 850,000 troops and forming the World Allied Forces to declare war on Soviet Russia.

Upon the announcement, the news spread like wildfire, instantaneously sweeping across the entire world and becoming a hot topic among people worldwide, including Russia, the party directly involved.

As for the Russians’ own attitude, the current state of the Russian Civil War has clearly delineated the supporters of Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia.

Soviet Russia, founded by the Workers’ Party, has won the favor of the vast majority of Russian workers, with the working classes being their strongest supporters.

On the other hand, Tsarist Russia, which has absorbed the bourgeoisie, still enjoys the support of common people, who do not wish to add any more twists to their already chaotic lives. As long as they have enough food to eat, they remain submissive to the government.

It is worth mentioning that aside from the vast majority of workers and peasants, most of the nobility and bourgeoisie also prefer to support Tsarist Russia.

Of course, this does not mean that the system of Tsarist Russia is more advanced or that the prestige of Tsar Nicholas II is much higher.

It is simply that, in comparison to the Soviet regime established by the Workers’ Alliance, the bourgeoisie and the nobility would rather see the Tsar continue to rule the nations; at least in the chaotic Russian society, they can still exploit the common people as superior beings.

Under the influence of various classes, the situation in Eastern Europe has become more favorable for Soviet Russia, as the region is home to a large number of workers, giving Soviet Russia an advantage.

The situation in Russia has shifted from a North-South struggle to an East-West struggle, with Soviet Russia gradually gaining control of half of Eastern Europe while Tsarist Russia’s influence moves towards Northern Europe and Asia.

As for the currently embattled Tsarist Russian and Soviet Russian forces, their actual combat capabilities are far inferior to those of other European countries.

No jest is made here, as their oversights in the civil war seem serious, but in reality, both armies possess various fatal flaws.

Although Tsarist Russia’s army has the support of military equipment from Australasia and the World Alliance, they are composed of World War I veterans who have long been weary of war.

After experiencing World War I, the bourgeois rebellion, the Soviet Russia uprising, and the Tsar’s seizure of power, they are overcome with deep-seated exhaustion.

In other words, their war involvement period has been longer than anyone else’s, as they have been engaged in war since the outbreak of World War I.

Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of Tsarist Russia’s army has significantly decreased. Moreover, Nicholas II does not trust these troops, which had once served under the bourgeois Provisional Government, and instead equips most weapons and equipment to his own loyal forces.

There is no need to elaborate on the absolute crush of the navy, while on land, the number of Tsarist Russian troops and Soviet Russian troops has reached a ratio of one million to 1.2 million.

Considering the World Alliance’s 850,000-strong force, Tsarist Russia has taken the lead in army numbers.

In fact, after facing the thorough blockade of the World Alliance, Soviet Russia’s strength is relatively weak.

If it were not for seizing some weapons and equipment after defeating Tsarist Russia, they would have struggled even to arm one person.

Even under these circumstances, the weapons used by some of the Soviet Russian soldiers are old and almost retired, and the real combat effectiveness they can exhibit on the battlefield is doubtful.